The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-08
BLAINE IN LONDON.
He Sees the Elephant In All It's
Shapes.
Rnaciai 70 Mfnnaanolia T,.thrra

He Sees the Elephant In All Its
Shapes.
Special TO Minneapolis Tribune
LONDON, June 30.--Mr. Blaine is now
enjoying the full privileges Of the dis
tinguished American in court circles,
notwithstanding his offensive Irish
American exclusiveness.
Mr.. Blaine made the round of the
fashionable terraces to-day, attended by
his family. Cheyenne walk and Carlyleis
home was visited, and after that Buck
ingham, Lambeth, New Gate Sepulchre.
Dudley House, Lansdowne, Apsley, and
number of places of interest to the
common traveller. After all this formal
pleasure the Blaine family were taken
70 Buckingham palace, where they were
introduced to the nobility and the Queen.
who had come down from Keusington
for the occasion. The interchange Of ex-
preston il Is impossible to tell. though
/ IT may be said that Mr.. Blaine returned
to the metropolis in excellent spirits, 81
much so, in fact, that he declined to re-
ceive the reporters of the daily papers
who had been detailed to interview him
on the difference between himself and
Minister Phelps. The only one of the
accepted callers in the morning was
Ethan Allan, of New York. Mrs. Will
liam G. Chaplin called on Miss Margaret
late in the evening, and Col. Coppinger
was three times visited during the day.
While Mr.. Allan was in the Blaine par
Tors. Mr.. Blaine was "out'' to Mr.. I. H.
Smith, of New York, and replying to the
card of Alfred Berg, of Philadelphia, a
noble scion of the supposed Cameron
aristocracy, he advised the officers
that he would not see him. 1t is
a matter of club gossip that Mr.. Blaine
met Mr.. Gladstone late Thursday night
and that the great English Democrat
was instrumental in bringing about the
curious meetings of to-day, the indie
pendent expedition of Mr.. Blaine
through Downing street and among the
fashionable terraces to-day, and the
subsequent attrition with the royalty.
AS a matter of truth, / am enabled TO
state that Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Gladstone
met thrice and fingered together for
more thon hour on each occasion, des-
pite the newspaper detectives, who
have pursued Mr.. Blaine since he came
here. Mr.. Blaine is wise, even beyond
the admiration of O'Connor and the
home rule crowd. He is really loaded
with introductions and financial prefer
ences, and is evidently bent upon car
rying out program, the opposite of
which he outlined in America, of the
meeting with Mr.. Gladstone, and there
can be no question, nor can there be a
doubt of his relations with O'Connor,
the journalist and statesman. Minister
Phelps had extended the favors of the
legation, and am now convinced he
did 80 early and sincerely. The crisis
of politics here, so far as Mr.. Blaine and
the government is concerned, places
him in a position that will try his tact
and patience. Thinking Englishmen
see in Mr.. Blaine a type of the histori-
cal character. They praise him as a po-
litical genius, and predict him as an I'M
certain quantity, SO far as American
English relations are concerned, and al
mostuniversally expect that he will be
the successor of President Cleveland.
Mr.. Gladstone, who is the best political
physician on this side, for no one can
comprehend the Christian pulse as he
can, has perceived this, and Mr. Blaine,
who is classed with him in CAPACITY
here, is supposed TO have followed his
advice.